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Malik, S., Choudhury, S. R., Das, S. K. & Siliwal, M. (2018). First report of comb-footed spider Parasteatoda kompirensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (Araneae: Theridiidae) from India with comments on taxonomic variations. Serket 16(1): 41-44.
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Tan, J. C. H., Koh, J. K. H. & Ang, C. S. P. (2018). New record of a pseudo-orb weaver, Fecenia ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) in Singapore (Araneae: Psechridae). Nature in Singapore 11: 15-26.
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Tong, Y. F., Guan, X. J. & Li, S. Q. (2018). Two new species of the genus Trilacuna from Chongqing, China (Araneae, Oonopidae). ZooKeys 771: 41-56. doi:10.3897/zookeys.771.23158
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Turner, S. P., Longhorn, S. J., Hamilton, C. A., Gabriel, R., Pérez-Miles, F. & Vogler, A. P. (2018). Re-evaluating conservation priorities of New World tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in a molecular framework indicates nonmonophyly of the genera, Aphonopelma and Brachypelma. Systematics and Biodiversity 16(1): 89-107. doi:10.1080/14772000.2017.1346719
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Xu, M. J., Li, F. Y. & Li, S. Q. (2018). Four new species of the spider genus Leclercera Deeleman-Reinhold (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from Nepal. Zootaxa 4461(4): 558-572. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4461.4.6
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Gücel, S., Fuller, Ö. Ö., Göçmen, B. & Kunt, K. B. (2018). Harpactea gunselorum sp. n., a new spider species from northern Cyprus (Araneae: Dysderidae). Serket 16(2): 80-86.
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Diksha, Khan, R. A., Sultana, A. & Das, S. K. (2018). A new spider record of genus Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India. Serket 16(2): 96-99.
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Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R. & Longhorn, S. J. (2018). A new species of Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 from Chile (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 33(3): 19-33.
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Mammola, S., Arnedo, M. A., Pantini, P., Piano, E., Chiappetta, N. & Isaia, M. (2018). Ecological speciation in darkness? Spatial niche partitioning in sibling subterranean spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Troglohyphantes). Invertebrate Systematics 32(5): 1069-1082. doi:10.1071/IS17090
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Zonstein, S. L. (2018a). Redescription of the lost and found male holotype of Ummidia gandjinoi (Andreeva, 1968) (Araneae: Ctenizidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 48(1): 17-20. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1219368
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Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L. & Benjamin, S. P. (2018a). Three new species of Aprusia (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Sri Lanka with a phylogenetic analysis of the genus. Journal of Natural History 52(11-12): 713-738. doi:10.1080/00222933.2018.1444803
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Okumura, K., Honki, K. & Ohba, S. (2018a). A new species of Callobius Chamberlin, 1947 (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from Amami-Ōshima Island, Japan. Arachnology 17(9): 466-468. doi:10.13156/arac.2018.17.9.466
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Chatterjee, S., Caleb, J. T. D., Tyagi, K., Kundu, S. & Kumar, V. (2018a). First report of Hyptiotes affinis Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Uloboridae) from India. Munis Entomology and Zoology 13(1): 211-213.
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Lecigne, S. (2018a). Gnaphosa ogeri n.sp., a new species from France (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 33(2): 45-58.
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Shafaie, S., Mirshamsi, O., Aliabadian, M., Moradmand, M. & Marusik, Y. M. (2018a). A new Pardosa species from northern Iran (Araneae, Lycosidae). Zootaxa 4387(2): 350-364. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4387.2.6
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Zhang, B. S. & Zhang, F. (2018a). Two new species of the spider family Zodariidae from Laos. Zootaxa 4459(2): 285-300. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4459.2.4
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Kim, S. T. & Lee, S. Y. (2018a). Description of the male of Agroeca bonghwaensis Seo, 2011 (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Korea. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 57(2): 123-126. doi:10.5656/KSAE.2018.04.0.012
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Hedin, M., Derkarabetian, S., Ramírez, M. J., Vink, C. & Bond, J. E. (2018a). Phylogenomic reclassification of the world’s most venomous spiders (Mygalomorphae, Atracinae), with implications for venom evolution. Scientific Reports 8(1636): 1-7. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19946-2
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Zhao, H. F., Dinh-Sac, P., Song, Y., Do, T.-D. & Li, S. Q. (2018a). Seven new species of Pinelema from Vietnam (Araneae, Telemidae). ZooKeys 734: 13-42. doi:10.3897/zookeys.734.15061
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Yamasaki, T., Yamaguchi, M., Phung, L. T. H., Huang, P. S. & Tso, I. M. (2018a). Redescription of Chrysilla lauta Thorell 1887 (Araneae: Salticidae) based on the comparison with the holotype, and DNA barcoding. Acta Arachnologica 27(1): 23-29. doi:10.2476/asjaa.67.23
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Caleb, J. T. D., Sanap, R. V., Patel, K. G., Sudhin, P. P., Nafin, K. S. & Sudhikumar, A. V. (2018a). First description of the female of Chrysilla volupe (Karsch, 1879) (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) from India, with notes on the species’ distribution and life history. Arthropoda Selecta 27(2): 143-153. doi:10.15298/arthsel.27.2.06
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Almeida, M. Q., Salvatierra, L. & Morais, J. W. de (2018a). A new species of Masteria L. Koch, 1873 (Dipluridae: Masteriinae) from Guyana. Zootaxa 4434(2): 366-368. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4434.2.6
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Li, F., Xu, X., Zhang, Z. T., Liu, F. X., Zhang, H. L. & Li, D. Q. (2018a). Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804 from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Atypidae). ZooKeys 762: 47-57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.762.23282
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Rix, M. G., Main, B. Y., Raven, R. J. & Harvey, M. S. (2018a). Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spiders of the genus Eucanippe (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae: Aganippini) from south-western Australia: documenting a poorly-known lineage from Australia's biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Arachnology 46(1): 133-154 & Appendix "Atlas of male morphology spiny trapdoor spiders (genus Eucanippe)". doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-030.1
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Wang, Y. C. & Zhang, Z. S. (2018a). Draconarius manus sp. nov., the third species of D. pseudocoreanus-group from China (Araneae: Agelenidae). Zootaxa 4418(4): 397-400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4418.4.7
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Kim, S. T., Yoo, J. S. & Lee, S. Y. (2018a). A review of Drassyllus Chamberlin, 1922, with a new species and one unrecorded species (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 11(3): 416-421. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2018.07.007
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Basumatary, P., Das, S., Kalita, J. & Brahma, D. (2018a). New record of Hyllus diardi (Walckenaer 1837) (Araneae: Salticidae) from India. Acta Arachnologica 67(1): 35-37. doi:10.2476/asjaa.67.35
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Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L. & Benjamin, S. P. (2018b). Taxonomic descriptions of nine new species of the goblin spider genera Cavisternum, Grymeus, Ischnothyreus, Opopaea, Pelicinus and Silhouettella (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Sri Lanka. Evolutionary Systematics 2: 65-80. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.2.25200
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Zhao, H. F., Yao, Z. Y., Song, Y. & Li, S. Q. (2018b). Taxonomic study of the Pinelema bailongensis species group with descriptions of six new species from China (Araneae, Telemidae). ZooKeys 784: 7-57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.784.27758
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Zonstein, S. L. (2018b). Notes on the spider genus Acontius, with a description of two new species from Guinea and Burundi (Aranei: Cyrtaucheniidae). Arthropoda Selecta 27(3): 219-226. doi:10.15298/arthsel.27.3.04
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Almeida, M. Q., Salvatierra, L. & Morais, J. W. de (2018b). First record of Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) in Brazil. Check List 14(4): 647-650. doi:10.15560/14.4.647
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Kim, S. T., Yoo, J. S. & Lee, S. Y. (2018b). Four new species of the genus Alloclubionoides (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Korea. Korean Journal of Environmental Biology 36(3): 336-344. doi:10.11626/KJEB.2018.36.3.336
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Basumatary, P., Das, S., Kalita, J. & Brahma, D. (2018b). New record of Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India. Arachnology 17(9): 463-465. doi:10.13156/arac.2018.17.9.463
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Li, B., Zhao, Z., Zhang, C. T. & Li, S. Q. (2018b). Sinodraconarius gen. n., a new genus of Coelotinae spiders from southwest China (Araneae, Agelenidae). ZooKeys 770: 117-135. doi:10.3897/zookeys.770.22470
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Rix, M. G., Huey, J. A., Cooper, S. J. B., Austin, A. D. & Harvey, M. S. (2018b). Conservation systematics of the shield-backed trapdoor spiders of the nigrum-group (Mygalomorphae, Idiopidae, Idiosoma): integrative taxonomy reveals a diverse and threatened fauna from south-western Australia. ZooKeys 756: 1-121 & Suppl. (Atlas of male morphology: shield-backed trapdoor spiders (Idiosoma nigrum-group)). doi:10.3897/zookeys.756.24397
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Wang, Y. C. & Zhang, Z. S. (2018b). Restudy of the coelotine genus Sinocoelotes Zhao & Li, 2016, with description of a new species and newly discovered male from Yunnan, China (Araneae: Agelenidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 27(1): 1-6. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2018.01.01
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Okumura, K., Honki, K. & Ohba, S. (2018b). Male description of Coelotes nasensis Shimojana 2000 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Amami-ōshima Island, Japan. Acta Arachnologica 67(2): 77-79. doi:10.2476/asjaa.67.77
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Caleb, J. T. D., Chatterjee, S., Tyagi, K., Kundu, S. & Kumar, V. (2018b). A new generic record and two new species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from India. Acta Arachnologica 67(1): 7-12. doi:10.2476/asjaa.67.7
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Lecigne, S. (2018b). Récits de chasses aranéologiques récentes dans plusieurs départements de France. Redécouverte de Philodromus buchari Kubcová, 2004 (Araneae: Philodromidae) et confirmation de la présence de Theridion harmsi Wunderlich, 2011 (Araneae: Theridiidae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 33(2): 59-99.
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Zhang, B. S. & Zhang, F. (2018b). Three new species of the spider genus Asceua from Malaysia (Araneae,Zodariidae). ZooKeys 789: 37-49. doi:10.3897/zookeys.789.24261
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Shafaie, S., Mirshamsi, O., Aliabadian, M., Moradmand, M. & Marusik, Y. M. (2018b). Pardosa colchica Mcheidze, 1946: a first report from West Azerbaijan Province, Iran (Araneae: Lycosidae). Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 13(2, 2017): 199-206. [publ. in July 2018] doi:10.22067/ijab.v13i2.70021
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Chatterjee, S., Caleb, J. T. D., Tyagi, K., Kundu, S. & Kumar, V. (2018b). First report of Psechrus Inflatus Bayer (Araneae: Psechridae) from India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117(4, for 2017): 391-393. [publ. in April 2018] doi:10.26515/rzsi/v117/i4/2017/121294
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Hedin, M., Derkarabetian, S., Blair, J. & Paquin, P. (2018b). Sequence capture phylogenomics of eyeless Cicurina spiders from Texas caves, with emphasis on US federally-endangered species from Bexar County (Araneae, Hahniidae). ZooKeys 769: 49-76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.769.25814
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Kim, S. T. & Lee, S. Y. (2018b). Spiders III. Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Agelenidae, Titanoecidae, Eutichuridae. Invertebrate Fauna of Korea 21(44): 1-101.
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Li, B., Zhao, Z., Zhang, C. T. & Li, S. Q. (2018c). Nuconarius gen. n. and Hengconarius gen. n., two new genera of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from southwest China. Zootaxa 4457(2): 237-262. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.2
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Rix, M. G., Raven, R. J., Austin, A. D., Cooper, S. J. B. & Harvey, M. S. (2018c). Systematics of the spiny trapdoor spider genus Bungulla (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae): revealing a remarkable radiation of mygalomorph spiders from the Western Australian arid zone. Journal of Arachnology 46(2): 249-344. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-17-057.1
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Kim, S. T. & Lee, S. Y. (2018c). Spiders IV. Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Atypidae, Scytodidae, Nesticidae, Anapidae, Ctenidae, Hahniidae, Miturgidae, Liocranidae, Trochanteriidae. Invertebrate Fauna of Korea 21(45): 1-79.
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Zonstein, S. (2018c). Notes on Entypesa (Araneae: Nemesiidae) in the Field Museum of Natural History, with descriptions of four new species from Madagascar. Arachnology 17(9): 469-479. doi:10.13156/arac.2018.17.9.469
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Zonstein, S. (2018d). A revision of the spider genus Anemesia (Araneae, Cyrtaucheniidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 485: 1-100. doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.485
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Li, F. Y., Liu, C., Wongprom, P. & Li, S. Q. (2018d). Sixteen new species of the spider genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 4471(3): 401-445. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4471.3.1
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